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National Board Certified Teacher Anthony Cody has posted a quiz for educators on his blog, asking questions about recent education news and reform efforts. Cody invites educators to take the quiz and share their results.

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Educators and others recently met in Maine to brainstorm about ways to keep more students in school. Participants heard from students who said connections with teachers and with school programs that fit their needs enticed them to return and graduate.

The West Virginia Teacher of the Year has been hired to be an assistant principal of a Wheeling, W.Va., school. Mary Lu Hutchins, a National Board Certified Teacher, is also a member of the Health Sciences Technology Academy Local Governing Board.

State and local governments paid more than 90% of the $556.9 billion in government funding for education in 2007, while the federal government contributed 8.3%, according to a census report. That is likely to change because of federal stimulus money, some say. "The Obama administration has made it clear that it wants to spend more on education, and with the stimulus, the appetite for federal investment will be whetted," said an education-policy analyst.

Students in Brevard County, Fla., will begin school two weeks before their peers in neighboring districts after educators sought and won an exemption from a state rule. By starting early, teachers will have more time to analyze students' needs and prepare them for tests.

A Mississippi district forced to cut vocational programs because of a lack of funding is searching for alternatives for students who would have enrolled. Officials say students who might have enrolled in culinary arts, mechanics or trades courses could be taking computer courses instead.